St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
DATRYMEN'S WANTS.
The Milk Dealers Would Fain Do
AWAY With the Middlemen.


Mild producers from all parts of Min
. nesota assembled at the Merchants yes
terday for the purpose of pcrfectlng an
organization, having for IFS main object
the dispensing with middlemen. as the
dealers were designated. in supplying
the community with milk. also to secure
cheaper rates for transportation. 1t
was intended merely is preliminary TO
OyerthroWing the rule of the milk bar
onS and giving the producer an Oppor-
tunitv to be brought in direct contact
with the consumer. and hence a perma-
nent organization was agreed upon and
a committee for that purpose was APP
. pointed comprising MessrG. Frank Gift
ford. A. A. Osborn, Jonas Alexander,
"A. X. Finsett and Ii. NJ. MattiSon.
Among those who sat around the
tables in the reading room Of the Mer-
chants, where the meeting was held,
were MeSSrS. John T. Ames, p. j. Beck
Stad and 4. NJ. DIN, of NOrthfleld; Ill.
III. Mattis0n. Faribault: Jacob ThOrnet
and Frank Clifford, ShakOpee; }. Z.
Bennett, A. A. Osborn and 7. H.;
Feelev. Pennington; Thomas Newell
and Patrick Sherlock. Belle Plain; A.
K. Finsett. Kenyon: William lew.
Dundas: William Ramhe, Robert
HOWE. j. 5. Alexander and W. b. Jack,
Stanton.
Mr.. John T. Ames was chosen chair
man and \. N. DIN secretary. after
which an informal discussion was III
dulged in by producers and dealers.
Dairy Commissioner Ives, Carl judi
son. his assistant: Mr.. Marvin, of the
Crescent creamery. and President lde.
OF the Minnesota Milk company, were
present during the afternoon session
and participated in the debate. In the
course of the discussion it was shown
that the eight shipping stations fOrmilk
sent in daily to st. Paul and vicinity
UPWARDS OF $500 GALLONS
of milk. for which the price obtained
was about 10 cents gallon.
There was difference of opinion be-
tween Messrs. Marvin and Ide as to the
cost of delivering milk to customers, the
former putting it at 3 cents per gallon
and the latter raised the figure l cent.
MI. Marvin asserted that if more
pains were taken in feeding cattle there
would be less heard about the adultera-
ton of milk. for it was the dirt in it
that had caused so much complaint and
illusions to watering by the dealers.
Mr.. Turner, of Minneapolis, claimed
that the milk was adulterated by farm
erS as much, if not more. than by the
dealers, whereupOn Mr.. FinSett SAID
that Mr.. Turner was selling patent Jer-
Sey milk. and that case was pending
against him at Minneapolis. growing out
of alleged adulteration of that article.
, Commissioner Ives said that all he
!. wanted 10 secure for the consumer was
honest milk just as it came from the
cows, and on that ground he would
always stand firmly by the farmers.
= Chairman Ames avOwed a disbelief that
2 any of the producers present would be
guilty of Swimming or watering milk
furnished by them, and favored a by
law in the proposed constitution pro-
hibiting any offender from becoming a
member of the association
An adjournment until next WedneS-
day. the 18th inst, when the Dairy
mems association will convene at Min
neapOlis. was then agreed upon, as well
as that the committee on permanent or
ganiZatiOn should submit its report at
that time